[Platform] Re: [statecom-discuss] 12/17 Locations: State-level Peace Agenda 10am/boston 1pm/worcester

Fri Dec 15 06:02:55 EST 2006

John _ I assume the reference to "unofficial" has nothing to do with me 
right?   the Unofficial nature has to do with working with honoring that the 
co-chairs are the nly recognized spokes people for the GRP and we honor them and 
respect each other by following our process - and others have pointed the need 
for that and other such fliers to be properly vetted - 

And yes, we needed a Lebanon flier for that whole situation - we need to 
stream=line our process - so we have more fliers faster - Love, Grace
In a message dated 12/14/06 5:52:49 PM, jvwalshmd at gmail.com writes:

> I agree with Bill.  At the Lebanon rally where I gave out the
> "unofficial" flier, as Grace termed it, the party would have had no
> distinctive presence were it not for that flier.  I have been
> surprised by this lack of a true GRP presence, truth to tell.  We are
> not a cadre party, we are an electoral party - but we are not an
> old-style party and we need to think about what that means.
> jw
> 
> On 12/14/06, gary hicks <gooberthink06 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > If being in UJP were merely about signs and banners, I would agree. 
> However, there's a movement to be built and that has to be THOUGHT OUT. We need a 
> movement with political, theoretical, ideological, and organizational [PTIO] 
> standards. If we in GRP can contribute to building that within UJP, then it 
> makes sense to building that movement from there. If not, the act of dropping 
> out of UJP still is a statement that somehow we in GRP possess something of 
> value and the question becomes: with whom shall we share that something and on 
> what basis?
> >
> >   As for folks shrinking back in horror when we act upon what we think 
> ------------- horrors!!!
> >
> > BillCunningham <etwee at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >   The question is not resolved by rejoining UJP. While GRP was part of UJP 
> we turned up at actions and demos but almost never had a definable presence 
> there as a group or party. I have been at actions where over half the people 
> were GRP, but we just became backdrop for the signs and banners of other 
> groups. We don't need to belong to UJP to do that.
> >
> > GRP has adopted distinctive positions on war related issues, but whenever 
> anyone tries to express them publicly, others in GRP shrink back in horror.
> >
> > The real question is when and how we are going to begin organizing from 
> the recent electoral campaign to strengthen the GRP. Our campaign debriefing 
> was useful but did not address this question. I would like to hear people's 
> ideas about this.
> >
> > Will our other candidates and campaign workers get involved in the work 
> that Grace is doing, such as preparing legislative proposals for the Jan. 10 
> deadline?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: gary hicks
> > >Sent: Dec 14, 2006 1:37 PM
> > >To: BillCunningham , Discussion List for StateCom members , 
> platform at green-rainbow.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Platform] Re: [statecom-discuss] 12/17 Locations: 
> State-level Peace Agenda 10am/boston 1pm/worcester
> > >
> > >At some point "my campaign" may cease to be that of Grace Ross and become 
> that of the Green-Rainbow Party. Of course, in the case of this particular 
> meeting about Peace, etc. it would be enormously helpful if there were a 
> Green-Rainbow Party whose activity in the antiwar movement weren't confined to a 
> few press statements, etc. on the website, and one antiwar statement 
> distributed by individuals at rallies in late October in support of Grace Ross ------ 
> and, lest we forget [I'd truly rather] the individual, public, if sometimes 
> controversial expressions of those party members who felt that SOMETHING had 
> to be expressed, in the absence of G-R leadership doing so.
> > >
> > > Since it was the Adcom that made the decision to withdraw from the 
> United for Peace and Justice some time back, and subsequently did not follow up 
> with any plan to remain a part of the peace and justice movement 
> ----------------- it should probably be incumbent upon the Adcom to initiate a move whereby 
> we can reconnect with the peace and justice movement.
> > >
> > > Gary Hicks
> > >
> > >BillCunningham wrote:
> > > As a StateCom member, I should know the relationship between activities 
> hosted by "my campaign" and the Party, but I don't. I'm sorry to disturb the 
> discussion list if I am the only one who isn't clear about this.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
> > >>Sent: Dec 13, 2006 12:51 PM
> > >>To: statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org, platform at green-rainbow.org
> > >>Subject: [statecom-discuss] 12/17 Locations: State-level Peace Agenda 
> 10am/boston 1pm/worcester
> > >>
> > >>Dear friends, (please pass along to peace activists you know!)
> > >>My campaign is very excited to host initial meetings for putting 
> together a
> > >>state-level focused peace campaign.
> > >>
> > >>We chose two sites so that the December 17th meetings would be as 
> accessible
> > >>as possible for activists across the state! Please come to whichever 
> meeting
> > >>is most convenient to you.
> > >>
> > >>Boston: 10-12noon
> > >>Enceuntro 5, 33 Harrison Ave.,
> > >>Chinatown/Boston
> > >>
> > >>Worcester: 1-3pm
> > >>Pleasant St. Neighborhood Network Center 301 Pleasant St.
> > >>
> > >>If you come to one meeting in this process, this is the one to come to! 
> This
> > >>is going to be brainstorming and then we'll have to be in touch more 
> anyway
> > >>to do all the implementation. We can arrange for some people to call in 
> and be
> > >>on a speaker phone - let us know.
> > >>
> > >>We are all so proud and excited by the results of the hardworking 
> activists
> > >>on the anti-war referendums across the state - great work to all of you! 
> And I
> > >>know already people are talking about a campaign to get the 
> governor-elect to
> > >>bring home the national guard while recent national news looks like the
> > >>federal government may be trying to call up more national guard.
> > >>
> > >>We should for sure talk about the referendum and the national guard. 
> Other
> > >>possibilities include:
> > >>o Stop tax breaks for weapons producers
> > >>o Youth jobs,
> > >>o Youth street workers & other peace at home initiatives
> > >>o State assisted counter-recruitment
> > >>o Dependence on oil
> > >>o No contracts for war mongers
> > >>o Bioterror Lab
> > >>o Anti-Patriot act?
> > >>o Anti-discrimination? Illegal search? anti-intervention? Immigrant
> > >>detention?
> > >>And other creative ways to get at the state's contributions to war!
> > >>
> > >>Please pass this along and encourage everyone to attend (as many as are 
> able
> > >>and interested!) because there are many short-term and longer term ways 
> we can
> > >>get Massachusetts to stop showing up for the war - and both have a 
> measurable
> > >>impact of the national plans and model for other states other ways to 
> put
> > >>teeth behind our opposition to the war.
> > >>
> > >>Love, grace (for directions on the day, my cell is: 617-291-5591)
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >
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